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Matt Spracklen.
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Join Instagram's @London Music Editor, Matt Spracklen, on this weekly podcast as he tells stories behind the music he adds to the ‘Mainly Music’ Spotify playlist. There's the occasional guest, witty chat with producer, Sarah Bishop, and the inevitable diversion about food but… mainly music.

37 episodes available.
A new episode about every
9 days
averaging 37 mins duration
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This week the show is recorded walking around Brighton at The Great Escape! We bump into Murray and Tom from The Xcerts, play music from Ferris and Sylvester, Mahalia and Yonaka AND Matt chats all things music and chocolate with The Wandering Hearts.

Matt is back from the recording studio! This week there’s music from The Wandering Hearts, Avicii and Black Honey. We ring Muncle to chat about his new EP and there’s more international podnsnacks. And if that wasn’t enough, we also share some exciting ‘Mainly Music’ news.

Possibly the latest podcast recording ever (post Bat Out Of Hell afterparty...) BUT it’s worth it for the music from Towers of London, The Struts and Nirvana. Warning: this episode may include sleep deprived madness!

We’re back with Season 4! We have a gig special with music from Sam Smith, Kasabian and more. Matt shares what he's been discovering on ‘Shazam It!’ and Sarah’s fancy podsnacks don’t go down as well as she hoped. And if that wasn’t enough, Matt also has interviews with Alex Tracey and Sasha Brown.

It’s the last episode of what is technically the 3rd season! Amazing. Music from Fickle Friends, Jimi Hendrix & Kodaline. There’s more ‘Shazam It!’ fun, podsnacks and Sarah cracks a joke. Well worth a listen! Proudly sponsored by House Of Elrick gin.

It Matt’s birthday week! There’s chat and music from Country 2 Country Festival, interviews and music with Lindsay Ell & Lanco and another dive into Matt’s recent Shazam list. Also music from Little Big Town, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris. This episode is sponsored by House Of Elrick gin. Listen in to win a bottle!…

Matt battles the ‘Beast From The East’ and makes it into the studio. Good job too as there’s music from Weezer, Green Day, Robert Vincent and more. Matt starts a new feature from the bathroom… ahem… and Listener Questions is back! Jump in, the water’s fine (but cold). Proudly sponsored by House Of Elrick gin.…

It’s a whirlwind of a show as Matt has just come back from the NME Awards and the first of his BRITs Week shows with O2 Music & War Child to see Nathaniel Rateliff And The Nightsweats. Neighbours legend Alan Fletcher (AKA Dr. Karl Kennedy) joins for a chat in the studio about music, Podsnacks all the way from Canada and there’s tracks from Liam ...…

Music from Show of Hands provokes a chat about Donald Trump and Piers Morgan. The rootsy sound continues with music from Ferris & Sylvester and Mumford & Sons. There’s a ‘producer says NO!’ from Sarah and some great questions thrown in from the listeners on Instagram Live! Don’t forget to check out the Mainly Music playlists on Spotify.…

Come one, come all! It’s good to be back with the first podcast of 2018. There’s music from Johnny Cash, his sister Joanne Cash, Joe Strummer, David Bowie and The Dixie Chicks. Podsnacks makes a strong start to the year and Matt explains which chocolate bar can save you money.

It’s Christmas in the Mainly Music Studio! Matt plays some of his favourite festive music that made the Spotify Mainly Christmas playlist including: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Chris Rea, Lady Antebellum and Mike Oldfield. Sarah brings in the best podsnacks yet with champagne, cheese and chocolate mint thins. AND we talk to you guys on the Instagram ...…

Packed episode! It’s almost Christmas but not quite. Matt breaks a tooth, goes to watch Queen for the first time and can’t find Jacoby Shaddix’s favourite Indian restaurant. There’s questions from Instagram Live and music from Prides, The Cut Ups, The Wholls and The Second Sons!

The season of Christmas partying has begun so it’s 1am in the Mainly Music studio! There’s music from Sum 41, PUSA and The Beatles. Matt has a lot of love for Gerry Cinnamon and Sarah resorts to a vending machine for this week’s podsnacks.

Matt's back from a couple of weeks away on holiday bringing music from Billy Bragg, Yonaka and Roy Orbison. Sarah backtracks on Producer Says No and you have three guesses why we give Red Right Hand by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds a spin... PEAKY! Matt almost chats to Johnny Depp and and we launch our Mainly Music social channels!…

A pre record while Matt’s on holiday. It’s the middle of the night and Matt plays a Toto song that isn’t Africa but then Sarah plays it anyway, there’s music from Joe Strummer, The Kinks & Amy Winehouse and Matt gets excited about a lamb shank.

Matt winds back the clock a few weeks to The Mercury Prize where he attended on the red carpet. There’s music from Blossoms, Sampha and Foy Vance - including Matt duetting a cover of one of Foy’s songs.

Matt’s wiped out and in bed with a virus but couldn’t go a week without the podcast so he phones into the studio where’s Sarah’s on hand to catch his Benylin infused ramblings. There’s conversation with Jacoby Shaddix from Papa Roach about rock and roll vs social media, tribute is paid to Tom Petty via a track from The Travelling Wilburys and t ...…

The silence is broken and Matt is back for a new season (or series - whatever) of Mainly Music. This week, Emeli Sandé adds a track to Matt's Spotify playlist, we have a chat with Sam Branson and there's an unwanted, healthy twist to Pod Snacks. Also music from The Struts, Gregory Porter and Taylor Swift.…

All change! Matt is joined this week by Tom Heron from The Xcerts to co-host the FINAL show of this season. Tom also takes over the Spotify playlist so tune in to find out what songs he's chosen and to hear some stories (and music) from his time in a band with Matt.

Fresh from Reading Festival, Matt talks about some of the highlights and goes in depth about the woes of a bad roast dinner. There's also music from The Civil Wars, The Wholls and Kaleo and much more. Follow Matt's playlist, 'Mainly Music with Matt Spracklen' on Spotify and Apple Music, to hear all the featured tracks on this podcast.…

Join Matt as he chats about Luke Sital-Singh, The Manchester Orchestra, Rudimental and more. Also, there's a phone call to Italy, listener questions live and a can of gin explodes in Matt's face. Videos to watch:Walk off the Earth - Royals https://youtu.be/QgD5p1XiVT0 Bruno Mars - Message in a Bottle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ug1KLyd6Y ...…